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A Non-meeting

A non-meeting

Neither side expected much of the meeting in New York, on Sept 29, between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan. Yet, it need not have gone the way it…

Flawed Presumption

Flawed presumption

They met, shook hands and inquired about one another’s health in their shared mother tongue. But they could not tell the people of their needlessly estranged countries what they have…

Gets Funnier All The Time

Gets funnier all the time

Go to YouTube, through a proxy server if you must, and click ‘Pak Tower in Ilford’ and you’ll see two tall tower blocks (plazas as we like to call them…

The BJP Woos Muslims

The BJP woos Muslims

Not long ago, Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the office of India’s prime minister, famously refused to accept a skullcap that was…

On The Slide

On the slide

The competitiveness of Pakistan’s economy is on the slide. In 2007-08, the country`s position on the global competitiveness index (GCI) drawn up by the World Economic Forum was 92nd, which…

A 100-day Performance

A 100-day performance

Hundred days' yardstick can never be sufficient to evaluate the performance of a sitting government nevertheless the Nawaz regime has embarked on a fast track with commitment to alleviate the…

The Litmus Test For Nawaz

The litmus test for Nawaz

Nawaz Sharif will be visiting New York this week to address the UN General Assembly and hold meetings on the sidelines with leaders of several other countries. Among the bilaterals,…

Vibrant Chengdu

Vibrant Chengdu

Chairman Mao Zedong looks down benignly at the crowds from his perch in Tianfu Square in Chengdu, one arm raised in friendly salutation, an avuncular smile on his face. I…

Nawaz Sharif Goes To New York

Nawaz Sharif goes to New York

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif travels to New York this week. He will not be alone in making this annual autumn pilgrimage of heads of state to the United Nations. Amongst…